English adjective: world-wide | |||
| 1. | world-wide involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | ||
| Samples | Global war. Global monetary policy. Neither national nor continental but planetary. A world crisis. Of worldwide significance. | ||
| Synonyms | global, planetary, world, worldwide | ||
| Similar | international | ||
| Antonyms | national | ||
| 2. | world-wide spanning or extending throughout the entire world | ||
| Samples | Worldwide distribution. A worldwide epidemic. | ||
| Synonyms | worldwide | ||
| Similar | intercontinental | ||
| Antonyms | continental | ||
| 3. | world-wide of worldwide scope or applicability | ||
| Samples | An issue of cosmopolitan import. The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time. Universal experience. | ||
| Synonyms | cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, worldwide | ||
| Similar | comprehensive | ||
| Antonyms | incomprehensive, noncomprehensive | ||